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    Impartial Election Administration Legislation in the 109th Congress

    Published: January 26, 2009
    Bill No. Short Title Sponsors Date Introduced Related Bills Description
    S. 17 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005 Dodd January 24, 2005   Among other things, this bill would require states to notify the public of changes in state federal election administration law at least 15 days before an election. Additionally, states would be required to allow uniform and nondiscriminatory access to poll sites to election observers, including party challengers, voting rights and civil rights organizations, and nonpartisan domestic and international observers.
    S. 391 Federal Election Integrity Act of 2005 Lautenberg February 16, 2005 H.R. 834 This bill would prohibit the chief state election administration official from participating in political management or in a political campaign of a Federal office that he supervises.
    S. 450 Count Every Vote Act of 2005 Clinton February 17, 2005 H.R. 939 This is an omnibus election reform bill that seeks to address a number of election administration problems that arose in the 2004 federal elections.  Among other things, this bill would prohibit chief election officials and top officers at voting system manufacturers from participating in any political activities in federal campaigns.  It would also require states to publish all their laws and procedures for administering federal elections at the beginning of each election year.
    S. 3560 Federal Election Administration Act of 2006 McCain June 22, 2006 H.R. 5676 This bill would establish a Federal Election Administration to implement this Act and policy related to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Act under chapters 95 and 96, respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Administration will be composed of three members appointed by the President and staff.
    H.R. 533 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005 Conyers February 2, 2005   The provisions of this election reform bill are very similar to those in S. 17 and would address many election administration problems in the same way.  On impartial election administration, however, this bill would prohibit party challengers and campaigners from interfering with election administration at poll sites. It would require the EAC to study the feasibility of nonpartisan election administration in the states and to develop standards to check for conflicts of interest.
    H.R. 834 Federal Election Integrity Act of 2005 Strickland February 15, 2005 S. 391 This bill would prohibit the chief state election administration official from participating in political management or in a political campaign of a Federal office that he supervises.
    H.R. 939 Count Every Vote Act of 2005 Jones February 17, 2005 S. 450 This omnibus election reform bill seeks to address a number of election administration problems that arose in the 2004 federal elections.  The provisions of this bill are similar to those in S. 450.
    H.R. 3094 Secure America’s Vote Act of 2005 Hoyer June 28, 2005   Among other things, this bill would require states to publish and update information about state election law on the internet. Additionally, states would be required to post a list of the names of all the registered voters within a jurisdiction as well as their poll site assignments at polling places.
    H.R. 3910 Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow’s Elections Act of 2005 Feeney September 27, 2005   Among other things, this bill would prohibit people with certain criminal convictions from being poll workers.
    H.R. 4989 Electoral Fairness Act of 2006 Holt March 16, 2006   Among other things, this bill would require states to post voter lists online and in each polling place that indicate voters’ poll site assignments.
    H.R. 5676 Federal Election Administration Act of 2006 Shays June 22, 2006 S. 3560 This bill would establish a Federal Election Administration to implement this Act and policy related to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Act under chapters 95 and 96, respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The administration would be composed of three members appointed by the President and staff.
    H.R. 5777 Fair Voter Education Act of 2006 Pearce July 12, 2006   This bill would prohibit states from using HAVA funding to disseminate any communication that promotes or opposes a candidate for public office or a political party.